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Richard Kyle Feamster - Obituary
March 15, 1940 - March 12, 2022
Richard
Kyle
Feamster,
age
81,
of
Alderson,
WV
passed
away
on
Saturday,
March
12, 2022 at LewisGale Hospital Alleghany in Low Moor, VA, following a short illness.
Born
March
15,
1940
in
Alderson,
WV,
he
was
the
son
of
the
late
George
Samuel
Feamster,
Sr.,
and
the
late
Lena
Karnes
Feamster.
In
addition
to
his
parents,
he
was
preceded
in
death
by
one
brother,
Frank
Feamster;
and
two
sisters,
Rebecca
Loudermilk and Martha Feamster.
Mr.
Feamster
was
a
1958
graduate
of
Alderson
High
School
in
Alderson,
WV
and
attended
National
Business
College
in
Roanoke,
VA.
Following
retirement
he
enjoyed
working
at
Lowe’s
Home
Improvement
Store.
He
attended
Flat
Mountain
Missionary
Baptist
Church
in
Alderson,
WV,
served
on
the
Board
of
Directors
of
the
Monroe
County
Council
on
Aging,
and
enjoyed
volunteering
at
the
Alderson
Senior
Center.
Mr.
Feamster
enjoyed
hunting
and
fishing,
gardening
and
lawn
care,
and
doing
anything
outdoors,
but
above
all,
he
loved
to
spend
time
with
his family, especially his companion, Joyce Smithson.
Survivors
include
his
companion
and
love
of
his
life,
Joyce
Smithson
of
Alderson,
WV;
his
daughter,
Charlotte
Feamster
Waugh
and
her
husband,
John,
of
Covington,
VA;
his
son,
Richard
Kyle
Feamster,
Jr.
and
his
wife,
Rebecca,
of
Gloucester,
VA;
two
brothers,
Henry
Feamster
and
his
wife,
Dru,
of
Lindside,
WV,
and
George
Feamster,
Jr.
and
his
wife,
Sandy,
of
Hinton,
WV;
three
sisters,
Marjorie
Sharp
of
Newport
News,
VA,
Mary
Phillips
and
her
husband,
Jim,
of
Forest
City,
NC,
and
Rachel
Goodall
and
her
husband,
Kenneth,
of
Alderson,
WV;
two
granddaughters,
Kimberly
Waugh
and
her
companion,
Anthony
Gadlage,
of
Centennial,
CO,
and
Johnna
Waugh
and
her
fiancé,
Jeremy
Berberette,
of
Clifton
Forge,
VA;
two
great-
granddaughters,
Norah
and
Hazel
Berberette
of
Clifton
Forge,
VA;
and
many
nieces,
nephews,
and
cousins.
Funeral
services
will
be
Thursday,
March
17,
2022
at
2:00
p.m.
at
the
Lobban
Funeral
Home
Chapel
in
Alderson,
WV
with
Pastor
Randy
Burdette
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
at
the
Lewis
Cemetery
at
Blaker
Mills,
near
Alderson,
WV.
Friends
may
call
Thursday,
March
17,
2022
from
1:00
p.m.
to
2:00
p.m.
at
the
Lobban Funeral Home in Alderson, WV.
Due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
CDC
guidelines
will
be
observed,
with
mask
and
social
distancing
encouraged.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
For
those
considering
an
expression
of
sympathy,
in
lieu
of
flowers,
donations
may
be
made
to
the
Flat
Mountain Missionary Baptist Church, P.O. Box 777, Alderson, WV 24910.
Online condolences and memories may be shared with the Feamster family at www.lobbanfh.com.
